NORTH C A R O LIN A significant role of fear, attachments and addic tions; and exploring victim consciousness — victim and victimizer. Additional planned activities slated are: Toning; laughing meditation; Oneness Blessing (Deeksha); stretching and breathing exercises; drumming; and channeling Archangel Michael around the campfire. Cost for the retreat is $111 and pre-regis tration is required. Lodging and meals are not included. Accommodations are available at Spirit Winds Ranch and other area motels. There is convenient, free onsite tent camping at Spirit Winds. A limited work-exchange pro gram is offer for fee reduction. For registration, directions or more infor mation, call Joanne Sobeck at 336-877-9633 or emailinnkeeper@spiritwindsranch.com. Want to know more about the teaching model for this retreat? Then visit College of Christ Consciousness at www.trans4 mind.com/mother_mary. Statewide Q-Notes needs you! 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Visit Q-Notes Online at wvw.q-notes.com/ survey to participate. Carolinas rank in Center top 10 CAROLINAS — According to the GLBT National Help Center, North Carolina and South Carolina are among the top 10 originat ing states for calls to the group’s two national hotlines. The 24-hour hotlines, the GLBT National Hotline and the GLBT National Youth Talkline, are confidential resources offering support, counseling and community information. Last year, according to the group, 55 per cent of all callers to the hotlines were in their teens or 20s. Another 25 percent were in their 30s. The remainder were in their 40s or older. The group also notes that in 2007, they spoke to a total of 30 individuals who said they were age 12 or younger. Eighty-eight percent of all calls were individuals seeking peer-counseling. Of those, the majority were individuals looking for support for coming to family and friends. North Carolina had the eighth most calls to the GLBT Help Center’s hotlines. The Tar Heel State is usually seen as being more moderate on LGBT issues and has managed to keep an anti- LGBT, anti-family marriage amendment off the ballot for five years. It remains the only state in the South to have accomplished such a feat. South Carolina, with about half as many residents as its northern neighbor, was ranked 10th. The Palmetto State is home to the arch conservative Bob Jones University. Its voters passed a marriage amendment in 2006. , Other top 10 originating states included Massachusetts, which was listed first; Maine; New Hampshire; Nebraska; New Jersey; Connecticut; Kentucky and Maryland. Only four of the 10 were Southern states. Five were New England states. For more information, visit vww.glnh.org. Carolinas pubs say yes to gay nups NEW YORK — The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced Aug. 18 that 72 percent of all US. newspapers now have in place inclusive policies for recognizing same-sex relationships in wedding, commit ment and other union announcements. The 1,049 newspapers include the majority of all the major newspapers in North and South Carolina. That includes 34 daily newspapers in North Carolina and nine in South Carolina. Among those Carolinas publications listed include The Charbtte Observer, The News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.), The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), The News & Observer (Rdeigh,N.C.) and The Winston-Salem Journal. The State (Columbia, S.C.), the largest daily newspaper in the Palmetto State, was not among those papers listed. For a full listing of newspapers, visit www.glaad.org/AnnouncingEquality. 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